Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXVI - 'Loopy' Season in full swing

[Blue Reaper]

No one really gets chased off the board though, that's a choice to stay or leave

Yep. I enjoy reading the rumours and insights some get but if you post you open yourself to replies. And then you choose to stay or go. And engage or ignore. A tip: ‘ignore’ or ‘scroll past’ is your friend. Not really interested in the handwringing and drama that sometimes comes with posts on here.

 

[Juddrockz]

Yeah. Lets play it safe.
Now's not the time to take a punt when we've waited 29years for a flag.
We've only been rebuilding for 10 years, whats another few waiting for the kids to develop...

30 years next year since our last flag if we dont win it or at least make the Gf there's going to be alot of angry people around.

 

[Gointocarlton]

The no discussion thread has gone from Rumour Roundup to Carlton getting players who nominated elsewhere.

Are we that bored?

I saw Pav doing a medical with the Docs at PP, any mail on this?

 

[BlueTongue]

Whatever happened to Ol' mate 'Salary Dump'?
That's gone quiet too.

 

[CeeDee88]

Whatever happened to Ol' mate 'Salary Dump'?
That's gone quiet too.

Any chance we can actually know who this mystery player was now?

 

[BlueTongue]

This is pretty strong hyperbole to allow yourself to be overly negative? Good management isn't always exciting.... Oh well. Gold coast overpaying for a long term basically never injured player - if we had one of those we wouldn't be trading them out..... As it stands 'collingflogs' are absolutely mortgaging their future trying to steal a flag before Tasmania comes in. Their footy departments a mess. This ain't no Geelong. Enjoy the watching the car crash mate.

Yeah I'm not sure you can pot their list management.
They may only have won 3 flags in 33 years but we've won 0 in 29

 

[Arr0w]

Many different strategies could assist us, in taking the next step, even a flag

Addition of ready made players, developing youth, health and continiuty of the list, tweaking the gameplan, even a talented draftee

So in regards to the trade/draft period, I wouldn't be putting all our eggs in one particular basket

In the same way, thinking, playing a certain number of younger players will be the difference between success or failure

Sides in our position, pick players on output, we aren't in rebuild mode, where we should be pouring games into youth, we are in win mode

 

[lopezz]

Many different strategies could assist us, in taking the next step, even a flag

Addition of ready made players, developing youth, health and continiuty of the list, tweaking the gameplan, even a talented draftee

So in regards to the trade/draft period, I wouldn't be putting all our eggs in one particular basket

In the same way, thinking, playing a certain number of younger players will be the difference between success or failure

Sides in our position, pick players on output, we aren't in rebuild mode, where we should be pouring games into youth, we are in win mode

Love you post but fail to see us in Win mode

 

[Arr0w]

Love you post but fail to see us in Win mode

We have been in win mode for a couple of years, despite poor results or inconsistency

 

[Lukeblueboy]

So, Graham Wright starts next week? or has he already started? Is he consulting? Advising? We’ll no more by next Wednesday (in the wash up) . . .

Ah you’ve nearly fixed that needle then rb?

 

[branedotorg]

I’m already annoyed pick 12 isn’t named in our round one team….

He and Cerra both told they'll be starting the season in the VFL

 

[ferrisb]

we'll put a contract in front of owies

Good thinking.

He wouldn't find it if we'd put the contract at Harry and Charlie's feet...

 

[swuzzlebubble]

A long time to play out but I hope we're not the party at the dance who ends the night without a dance partner because we were just playing the field.

If all it is is going out and securing that additional pick then find the dance partner that isn't as locked in on something else (e.g. Gold Coast and Collingwood).

Why not be the one who takes a dance partner home and then comes back before the end and finds another?

 

[Just Kreuzing]

Good thinking.

He wouldn't find it if we'd put the contract at Harry and Charlie's feet...

Put it on Charlie & Harry’s head and he will try and fly over them to get it….

 

[HereComesJuddy]

What!?!
Owies hasn’t been offered a contract and most likely won’t be retained. Where have I heard that over the past 3 or so months?

 

[TENACIOUS]

The only thing I’m afraid of, is how toxic this place is gonna get if Houston does have an AA calibre season for them.



Also, I do worry for whoever our pick 12 ends up being, added pressure on the lad and he doesn’t even know it yet.

Don’t think pick 12 would be under any additional scrutiny…

Lloyd, Austin and Voss and the playing group will be under big pressure next year… Wright will want to stamp his blueprint and the football department is his specialty…

 

[Just Kreuzing]

I’m already annoyed pick 12 isn’t named in our round one team….

Might be the salary dump player…..

 

[Arr0w]

Has Owies not been offered a contract?

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

Would argue it’s avoidable though… Getting Houston.

The more I think about it, seeing what Voss has done with Newman, Houston could be monstrous for us.

Ah well, the great unknown now.

If we got Houston and he didn't move the needle, but a player in the area of the draft we gave up picks in, turns out to be a gun .... the angst will happen regardless.

 

[carlton_99]

Good thinking.

He wouldn't find it if we'd put the contract at Harry and Charlie's feet...

It's October 10th and we have just witnessed post of the year

 

[Chemical]

Just heard from a friend of a friend that we are interesting in trading picks for Jimmy Plunkett

#Truemour

 

[BlueTongue]

Many different strategies could assist us, in taking the next step, even a flag

Addition of ready made players, developing youth, health and continiuty of the list, tweaking the gameplan, even a talented draftee

So in regards to the trade/draft period, I wouldn't be putting all our eggs in one particular basket

In the same way, thinking, playing a certain number of younger players will be the difference between success or failure

Sides in our position, pick players on output, we aren't in rebuild mode, where we should be pouring games into youth, we are in win mode

And this is the crux of the issue. Voss hasn't been honest with who he's brought in over the season.

He's rushed our injured players back too early, given numerous chances to players like Fantasia, Motlop, Durdin, even though they are cooked, injured or horribly out of form, yet blokes like Carrol, Binns, Lord etc. get one or 2 games then straight back out, despite showing something.

That has to stop or else he'll lose the players.

 

[RAPPA]

Just heard from a friend of a friend that we are interesting in trading picks for Jimmy Plunkett

#Truemour

I’m hearing we’re keen on Jon Mccormick

 

[Arr0w]

And this is the crux of the issue. Voss hasn't been honest with who he's brought in over the season.

He's rushed our injured players back too early, given numerous chances to players like Fantasia, Motlop, Durdin, even though they are cooked, injured or horribly out of form, yet blokes like Carrol, Binns, Lord etc. get one or 2 games then straight back out, despite showing something.

That has to stop or else he'll lose the players.

Voss doesn't sign off on players returning from injury and no one was re-injured in that final. Can you imagine this place if we still got spanked and didn't include the returning experienced players?

Although, we can all make a case for players being shy of match fitness and we all questioned 1 or all of the selections

Carroll played 15 games, and there are viable reasons why the likes of Binns and Lord played minimal games

But, you only need to go back to last year, people blamed the selection policy in the 1st half of the season, but the 2nd half of the year had the same ish players on the park

I don't see form being the difference between 1 or 2 players being in or out of the side

 

[HavUEvaSeenTheRain]

And this is the crux of the issue. Voss hasn't been honest with who he's brought in over the season.

He's rushed our injured players back too early, given numerous chances to players like Fantasia, Motlop, Durdin, even though they are cooked, injured or horribly out of form, yet blokes like Carrol, Binns, Lord etc. get one or 2 games then straight back out, despite showing something.

That has to stop or else he'll lose the players.

Fantasia, Motlop and Durdin are small forwards. Carroll, Binns and Lord are midfielders/wing.
two very different reasons why they are or aren’t getting games